Module Descriptors
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC60468
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
Learning Resource Centre and Main Library
Access to Psychology databases
Videos and CD Roms as directed
Access to Psychology databases
Videos and CD Roms as directed
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Be registered on any Psychology Award
Module Texts
Smith, P.K, Cowie, H. & Blades, M. (2003, 4th Ed.). Understanding children's development. Blackwell.
Miller, P.H. (4th, 2002). Theories of Developmental Psychology. Worth Publishers.
Schaffer, R. (2004). Introducing Child Psychology. Blackwell.
Schaffer, H. R. (1996). Social Development. Blackwell.
Miller, P.H. (4th, 2002). Theories of Developmental Psychology. Worth Publishers.
Schaffer, R. (2004). Introducing Child Psychology. Blackwell.
Schaffer, H. R. (1996). Social Development. Blackwell.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Summative assessment
1) Coursework essay. Assesses Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Formative learning
Feedback on past students' essay, Feedback on independent learning pack
1) Coursework essay. Assesses Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Formative learning
Feedback on past students' essay, Feedback on independent learning pack
Module Indicative Content
The module will cover key issues in children's development. The child's cognitive development will be highlighted in discussing perception and the emergence and development of general representational abilities, such as language, number and drawing. The nature of cognitive changes in the school years, including the development of the concept of gender, will also be addressed. A life-span perspective on the development self, identity and emotion will be offered, with a focus on issues of risk and resilience. All the issues will be embedded within a historical context. The emergence of appropriate developmental theories encompassing general theories of nature and nurture, comparative analyses of constructivist, socio-cultural and information processing approaches to the study of development will also be addressed.
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures - 20 hours
Seminars - 4 hours
Independent Work
Guided Independent Reading including research (using library and web facilities) into specified topic areas - 32 hours
Guided Seminar Workbooks - 20 hours
Integration and reflection - 14 hours
Preparing for seminars/practicals - 30 hours
Assessment Preparation - 30 hours
Each lecture will present the issues, theories and evidence in a wide range of developmental topics and perspectives. Videos will be shown in some of these sessions. Material in the two seminars will include guidelines on the assessment criteria for both forms of the assessment as well as feedback for student-prepared essay plans and short answers. Students may be required to make a presentation.
In the independent study students will (i) read some key articles/ book chapters suggested by the tutor relating to each of the topics introduced in the lectures, (ii) do your own literature searches (Web of Sciences, PsychInfo, etc.), (iii) complete the tasks and reading described in the module seminar pack, (iii) prepare for the seminars and workshop (e.g., writing essay plans, practicing short answers, reading on coding and observational issues), (iv) Use CD roms explaining developmenal phenomena, (v) Prepare for the assessment.
Seminars - 4 hours
Independent Work
Guided Independent Reading including research (using library and web facilities) into specified topic areas - 32 hours
Guided Seminar Workbooks - 20 hours
Integration and reflection - 14 hours
Preparing for seminars/practicals - 30 hours
Assessment Preparation - 30 hours
Each lecture will present the issues, theories and evidence in a wide range of developmental topics and perspectives. Videos will be shown in some of these sessions. Material in the two seminars will include guidelines on the assessment criteria for both forms of the assessment as well as feedback for student-prepared essay plans and short answers. Students may be required to make a presentation.
In the independent study students will (i) read some key articles/ book chapters suggested by the tutor relating to each of the topics introduced in the lectures, (ii) do your own literature searches (Web of Sciences, PsychInfo, etc.), (iii) complete the tasks and reading described in the module seminar pack, (iii) prepare for the seminars and workshop (e.g., writing essay plans, practicing short answers, reading on coding and observational issues), (iv) Use CD roms explaining developmenal phenomena, (v) Prepare for the assessment.